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Where is Laurieston?

Laurieston is located in the county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, five miles west of the town of Castle Douglas, 45 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 77 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 243 miles north of Cardiff, and 288 miles north-west of London. Laurieston was historically in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Laurieston falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG7 postcode district. The post town for Laurieston is Castle Douglas.

Laurieston on a map

Map showing extent of Laurieston as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Laurieston
Map showing location of Laurieston within the UK
Location of Laurieston within the UK

Which county is Laurieston in?

Laurieston is in the ceremonial county of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.

Ceremonial CountyThe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Historic CountyKirkcudbrightshire
Administrative CountyDumfries and Galloway

Where is Laurieston in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright?

Laurieston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

Map showing location of Laurieston within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Location of Laurieston within The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

What is the postcode for Laurieston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Laurieston is DG7 2PW.

Where is Laurieston in DG7?

Laurieston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Laurieston within DG7
Location of Laurieston within DG7

What is the post town for Laurieston?

The post town for Laurieston is Castle Douglas. Laurieston is in the DG7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Castle Douglas.

What is the latitude and longitude of Laurieston?

The centre of Laurieston is located at position 54.96022° latitude and -4.05503° longitude.

Latitude54.96022°
Longitude-4.05503°

What is the easting and northing of Laurieston?

The centre of Laurieston is located at the grid reference easting 268516 and northing 564775 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting268516
Northing564775

What are the nearest towns to Laurieston?

Position of Laurieston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Laurieston to the centre of the town.

west
5m
Laurieston is 5 miles west of Castle Douglas
north-east
8m
Laurieston is 8 miles north-east of Gatehouse of Fleet
north
8m
Laurieston is 8 miles north of Kirkcudbright
south
9m
Laurieston is 9 miles south of New Galloway
west
10m
Laurieston is 10 miles west of Dalbeattie
east
17m
Laurieston is 17 miles east of Wigtown
east
17m
Laurieston is 17 miles east of Newton Stewart
west
19m
Laurieston is 19 miles west of Dumfries
north-east
21m
Laurieston is 21 miles north-east of Whithorn
south-west
27m
Laurieston is 27 miles south-west of Lochmaben

What are the nearest cities to Laurieston?

Position of Laurieston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Laurieston to the centre of the city.

west
45m
Laurieston is 45 miles west of Carlisle
south
63m
Laurieston is 63 miles south of Glasgow
south-west
77m
Laurieston is 77 miles south-west of Edinburgh
south
80m
Laurieston is 80 miles south of Stirling
south
80m
Laurieston is 80 miles south of Dunfermline
north-west
81m
Laurieston is 81 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
97m
Laurieston is 97 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
99m
Laurieston is 99 miles west of Durham
north-west
99m
Laurieston is 99 miles north-west of Preston
south
102m
Laurieston is 102 miles south of Perth